Kazimir Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kazimir Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'destroyer of peace'.

Kazimir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6211:232,08224,903
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Slovakia481:111,17620,971
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kazimír (450), Kažimir (95) & Kažímír (8) are calculated separately.

Kazimir (4,384) may also be a first name.

Kazimir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'destroyer of peace'.

- plaisircelin

Kazimir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kazimir Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kazimir (Georgian: კაზიმირ, Russian: Казимир) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kazimír, Kažimir or Kažímír. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazimir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,360th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,223,353 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kazimir live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 104,249th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,384 people.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 232,082. In Russia Kazimir is primarily concentrated in: Tula Oblast, where 15 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Slovakia, where 4 percent are found.

Kazimir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kazimir last name are 20.67% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kazimir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $48,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kazimir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kazimir in the Georgian language
კაზიმირkazimir-
Kazimir in the Russian language
Казимирkazimir-

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